The piece consists of two parts: a gold-anodized aluminum chimney, set in a galvanized zamak ring. The ring is enhanced by a turquoise epoxy resin decoration, obtained by crimping.
Technically, TNT Global Manufacturing emphasizes the complexity of matching the gold shades between the anodized aluminum and the galvanized zamak, the meticulous work of filling the epoxy cavities, and the precise polishing to homogenize the whole and take care of the recessed logo on the fret top.
Croda International Plc, which creates, manufactures and distributes innovative, sustainable and high-performance specialty chemicals used by industries and consumers around the world, is delighted to have been awarded 'Best Product Innovation' at the 2019 Global ICIS Innovation Awards.
The award was given to the new patented star-shaped polymer that helps develop more stable and effective formulations for many industries. Applications for this non-ionic polymeric surfactant include: stabilization of animal vaccines, friction modification for automotive applications, emulsification in agricultural applications as well as improved performance of oil-in-water emulsion systems in the water treatment industry.
Using smart science, this unique polymer enables Croda's customers to improve lives. It allows them to create products that work more effectively because of the inerrant stability properties it provides during product formulation. The superior performance of this molecule also extends shelf life, enabling the development of complex, stable formulated products while generating less waste, resulting in more sustainable products.
Michael Green, Global Vice President of Research & Technology at Croda said, "We are delighted to receive this recognition of how our smart science is improving lives, especially since this award was given by experts in the surfactant industry. Bringing a brand new molecule to market in multiple highly regulated industries is a challenge and I would like to thank the global team at Croda who worked together to make it happen."
The ICIS Innovation Awards recognize innovation within the chemical industry and honor companies that demonstrate a high level of innovation in their products and processes while providing environmental benefits and advancing the sustainability of their products.
European leader in the manufacture of impregnated masks, Lessonia inaugurates its third automatic line dedicated to the manufacture and packaging of masks in cartons. This new line enables Lessonia to increase its production capacity by 8 million masks, bringing its total production capacity to 48 million masks per year.
At the end of 2018, the company inaugurated its second production site dedicated to cosmetics packaging. To date, the 2 automatic and 5 semi-automatic lines are running at full capacity. To increase its production capacity, Lessonia has invested 1,200,000 euros in a third automatic line.
Experienced in this activity, the company has developed a new technology on the latest generation of mask impregnation machines, ensuring reliable cutting and folding of masks.
Thanks to the precision of the technology developed by Lessonia, a single operator is able to control the line. Equipped with control cameras, the operator can be sure that each task is carried out correctly on the line.
For Angel, Alien and Aura, the three pillars of the Mugler brand, the Clarins Fragrance Groupe has adopted a new perfuming gesture initiated by Texen Beauty Partners.
How do you apply perfume in a single gesture, in the car, at the office, in the evening... how do you make it simple and glamorous? Texen Beauty Partners provides the turnkey answer with this new kind of brush, featuring synthetic bristles for easy, spontaneous application. By developing this travel format, the brand offers consumers an innovative and practical solution.
Clarins Fragrance Groupe has entrusted Texen Beauty Partners with the development of this brush for the 3 fragrances Angel, Alien and Aura.
This 8-ml brush is intuitive to use thanks to its push-button applicator; one click is all it takes to apply just the right amount to the area to be scented (neck, wrists, elbow creases...). Its applicator brush is made of white synthetic bristles, but can be further developed in another material (flocking, silicone...).
For the Mugler brand, this was worked in aluminum in 3 shades of anodizing: a particularly delicate industrial operation, then decorated in white or black silkscreen, depending on the model.
Texen, the green attitude
Presented at Make Up in Paris as part of Texen Beauty Partners' Be Green range, this brush boasts a refillable function. Customizable at will, it is suitable not only for perfume, but also for targeted application to skincare or make-up formulas.
It is available in plastic or aluminum versions.
It comes with a refill that the consumer can easily change.
Ahead of the "Made in France" trade show (November 8 to 11), the French Federation of Beauty Companies (FEBEA), with the research firm Astérès, draws up an inventory of a major sector of "Made in France", that of cosmetics.
The sector has more than 3,200 companies(1). Among them are large groups, but for the most part they are family-owned SMEs, spread throughout France. Dynamic and innovative, they create a lot of qualified local jobs, and French cosmetics companies contribute to the country's influence and attractiveness.
Dynamic exporting companies
France, the world leader in cosmetics, holds 23% of the world market share. And the fact of putting the "France" brand on a cosmetic product increases its value by an average of 30%, compared to an equivalent product from another country! "Cosmetics, whose exports grow by 5% each year, is one of the emblems of the "French brand", says Patrick O'Quin, President of the FEBEA (Federation of Beauty Companies). Our sector is also a major factor of tourist attraction: tourists consume, in France, 3 billion euros per year of cosmetic products! We are proud and happy to support this sector, which is essential both on a territorial and international level. This international influence is explained by the excellence of the French sector.
Solid companies, creating jobs throughout France
The cosmetics sector is made up of a network of historical companies, anchored in their territory, sometimes since the 16th century. Today, the Grasse, Occitanie and Ile-de-France clusters group together the majority of companies. Other territories such as the French Overseas Territories have specialized in raw materials, while the lung of innovation in the sector is in the "Cosmetic Valley", the competitiveness cluster located between Chartres, Orleans and Tours. In total, cosmetics (raw materials, manufacturing, distribution) includes 3,200 companies, including 67% in the region and 33% in Ile-de-France.
These companies are solid, with 82% being single family-owned. This explains why they most often pursue long-term strategies combined with a desire to pass on know-how and economic assets. As a result, they have a long lifespan: their average age is 16 years, compared with 12 years for the average French company.
These companies also create skilled jobs, well distributed throughout the country. The 164,000 direct jobs in the sector are concentrated, at 80%, in the region. The cosmetics industry employs 33% of engineers and managers and 39% of supervisors and technicians, compared to 17% and 26% respectively for the national average. This ecosystem of excellence, unique in the world, is supported by companies, large groups, VSEs and SMEs, suppliers of raw materials, manufacturers, as well as by specialized educational institutions.
Innovative companies
Every year, 170 new cosmetics companies are created, fueled by the sector's abundant innovation: its R&D is the most efficient in France with 3.6 patents filed per million euros spent. This creativity is increasingly oriented towards finding better solutions for the environment, thanks to more natural formulas, less polluting ingredients, and eco-designed waste.
(1) Astérès study for the FEBEA - The cosmetics economy: innovation, territorial dynamism and global influence - May 2019
An expert in application solutions, Cosmogen has launched new packaging and applicators based on PCR, natural and bio-sourced materials and FSC wood, while reducing their quantity or offering refillable packaging. The PCR line and the partnership with Qualiform bear witness to this approach.
At the same time, PYC, a subsidiary of the Cosmogen Expansion group, has developed 6 ranges of Ecocert-labeled airless bottles. The brand will also facilitate supplies by setting up its own logistics platform in France.
These offers are part of a strategy of triple social, environmental and economic performance, embodied and supported by a responsible and visionary innovation policy, in line with the deep-rooted motivations of Cosmogen and PYC employees and customers alike.
PYC-Europe offers turnkey PCR airless bottle ranges. Depending on the model, PCR can be performed on the base, body, collar and/or cap. This can represent up to 87% of the total vial weight. PYC offers two standard blends according to customer choice: 35% PP PCR - 65% PP virgin, or 50% PP PCR - 50% PP virgin.
This eco-responsible approach echoes market expectations, facilitating and accelerating the development of its customers' products by providing an immediately operational solution. PYC-Europe will soon have a logistics platform in Europe to streamline supply processes.
Léa Nature has acquired Bo.Ho Green, creator of a wide range of colorful, high-quality organic and natural make-up at affordable prices, from the alter equity investment fund.
Based in Lyon and launched in 2012, Bo.Ho Green has strong societal and environmental commitments. As a "committed beauty creator", it is committed to an eco-design approach, using natural raw materials from organic farming in the formulation of its certified organic and Cosmebio-labeled products; its products, sold at reasonable prices, are free of superfluous packaging and with cardboard and wood packaging from responsibly managed forests. It has chosen to entrust its logistics to an Etablissement et Service d'Aide par le Travail (ESAT), which employs 25 people. Like Léa Nature's organic brands, Bo.Ho Green is a member of the global and philanthropic "1% for the Planet" movement, and has supported the Nicolas Hulot Foundation for Nature and Mankind since 2016.
With a team of 10 employees, Bo.Ho Green's dynamic development is driven by its 2 passionate managers, Hanane Bourimi and Vincent Riberi. The company is growing strongly, with sales expected to increase this year by +20% to €4.5 million. Its products are sold mainly in organic stores (notably Biocoop and La Vie Claire), pharmacies, parapharmacies, e-commerce and export markets.
This acquisition reflects Léa Nature's determination to continue investing in the development of its organic cosmetics and make-up business. The company has just inaugurated its new center of expertise and innovation in organic and natural cosmetics, a high-performance, environmentally-friendly facility located opposite its head office (17).
Léa Nature will bring its manufacturing, R&D and marketing expertise to Bo.Ho Green.
The Bo.Ho Green Make-Up brand is perfectly in line with Léa Nature's commitment to quality, natural and organic formulation, and safety, and shares its approach to social and environmental responsibility.
Dedicated to secondary packaging for the luxury goods market, Diam Pack continues to expand its offering to meet brand demand for innovative, responsible products. Today, Diam Pack has sales subsidiaries in France, the United States, Scotland, Singapore and, most recently, Switzerland. Under the leadership of Ilan Schinazi, the team has just welcomed Céline Pierret as Sales Manager for France. Her background and expertise bring real added value to Diam Pack.
A world leader in merchandising and retail, DIAM is pursuing its strategy of expansion into specific luxury packaging segments for the beauty, wine & spirits and watchmaking markets.
Following the takeover of MR Cartonnage Numérique (September 2017) and the strengthening of its DIAM Color business (manufacture in France and China of testers, dummies and small production runs of color packs), the DIAM Group became the majority shareholder in Cofima in Thailand (manufacture of luxury wooden and sheathed boxes) and Norline in France (manufacture of small production runs in the ultra-luxury sector). At the same time, Diam Pack signed exclusive contracts with leading factories in China and Southern Europe to broaden its range of gift boxes.
The strength of a team
Céline Pierret takes up her new position within the group just a few days before Luxe Pack. Now Sales Director of Diam Pack France, she intends to bring all her expertise and in-depth knowledge of the sector to this new challenge.
"I'm delighted to be joining the Diam industrial group, and Ilan, with whom I've worked for a long time. I'm delighted to be involved in the development of Diam Pack, this new player in luxury secondary packaging where innovation and sustainable development are at the heart of the strategy".
By combining texture and sensoriality, Lessonia has developed a new skincare line "TOUCH." in response to the "me time" and "well-aging" trend. Between cloud effect and velvet touch, brands will be able to complete their ranges with multi-sensorial products combining pleasure and performance, while guaranteeing a high level of naturalness to consumers.
TOUCH. is a range of products based on the active ingredient HealthySkin (developed by Lessonia) which accelerates the skin's regeneration process. For each product in the range, Lessonia associates a complementary active ingredient to give them a real identity, both in terms of texture and function.
The TOUCH line includes five new products: a velvety gel cream, a microbiota whipped cream, an evanescent serum, and a sensational balm that restores the skin's natural hydration process.
All these products will be presented by Lessonia during the Luxe Pack in Monaco.
Firmenich, the world's leading privately-owned fragrance and flavor company, has reached an agreement with First Eagle Investment Management to acquire the stake held by its customers in Robertet, representing around 17% of the capital1, at a price of 683.30 euros per share2.
"Firmenich has the utmost respect for Robertet, its family values, its long-term vision and its cutting-edge expertise in natural ingredients," said Patrick Firmenich, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Firmenich, "This investment reflects Firmenich's commitment to supporting Robertet's growth over the long term."
"With its portfolio of natural-origin products for perfumery, flavors and ingredients, Robertet is ideally positioned to meet growing consumer demand for more naturalness," said Gilbert Ghostine, Firmenich's CEO, "This investment in one of the leaders in natural is perfectly in line with our group's medium-term strategy."
Firmenich is prepared to remain a long-term passive minority shareholder in Robertet alongside the Maubert family. Firmenich is also willing to discuss amicably a possible increase in its shareholding, and also ready to build a closer collaboration to support the long-term success of the company. If offered, Firmenich could also consider taking a controlling stake in Robertet.
Firmenich has filed a declaration of intention and threshold crossing with the AMF in accordance with applicable regulations.
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